Haia-cuklietg device



1927. May 31 P. M. BEARD HAIR CURPING DEVICE Filed March 3, 1926Patented May 31, 1 927.

caress cre PERCY MORTON BEARD, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

HAIR-DUBLING DEVICE.

Application filed March 3, 1926.

The present invention appertains to improvements in hair curling devicesof the tong class generally, and particularly to that type disclosed inmy prior Patent No. 1,293,304 of February 4-, 1919 wherein is provided aremovable heating rod enclosed in a protective shell to prevent itsdirect contact with the hair.

In the common form of curling iron, speaking more particularly of thenonelectrical type, the mandrel element or jaw is subjected to directcontact with the fiame when heating the same, and in this process acertain amount of soot adheres to this member. It is necessary, undersuch condi-,

tions, to wipe the surface of the member to remove the deposit beforeproceeding with the curling operation, but because of the heat, thiscleaning process is usually carelessly done, 'with the result that thesoot is transferred to the hair. The heating operation, furthermore,tends to destroy the high finish of the mandrel, and this interferes toa certain degree with the manipulation of the iron with respect to thehair.

However, the greatest objection to this type of curling iron resides inthe tendency to scorch the hair because of the inabilityto control thedegree of heat to a certainty or determine the length of time of theapplication'of the heat to the hair, to overcome which the iron isgenerally under-heated, thereby unduly prolonging the time of thecurling operation. The scorching of the hair is so frequently the resultof the use of this type of device that I have endeavored to eliminatesuch disadvantages by employing separate heating element suclrasdisclosed in my prior patent above referred to. I have found, however,even in this form that 'too much heat is transmitted to the mandrel andthis has led me to devise the present improvements, the characterizingnovelty of which resides in the provision of a heating rod which issubstantially smaller in diameter than the enclosing sleeve or hollowmember, so as to practically eliminate direct contact between theseparts. The heat is thus indirectly transmitted to the shell and nodanger of burning is encountered in its use.

My present invention otherwise presents novel advantages over the priorconstruction in the form and arrangement of the connec tion between theshell and the handle sup- Serial No. 92,015.

port for the heating member, all as hereinafter set forth in theaccompanying description and in the drawing, wherein F gure l is a sideelevation of a curling device constructed in accordance with thisinvention s Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the handle and heating rod connectedthereto, to show more clearly the construction of the con nector piecebetween the rod and the handle;

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view showing the parts assembled;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the outer end of the heatingrod and enclosing sleeve;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6( of Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a detail View of the extremity of the heating rod. 7

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawing. 7 In the drawing, 1 designates a sleeveor housing which constitutes the mandrel around which the hair isusually wound in this type of curler, said sleeve being preferablyclosed at one end and open at its other end to receive the heating rod2. The cooperating concave spring actuated arm or clamping member 3 ispivotally mounted at 4 on the sleeve and terminates in the offstandingmanipulating linger piece 5. As a detail of constructioi'i, I prefer toprovide openings 5 in this piece so as to keep the part as cool aspossible.

The rod 2,as hereinbefore stated, is sub stantially smaller in diameterthan the sleeve 1 and only contacts with the same at the tip end for thepurpose of holding the rod centered in the sleeve or housing. The extentof contact of metal to metal, however, is reduced by grooving orotherwise ap-ering the tip of the'rod as indicated at 2 to form one ormore pointed prongs, the

points only of which touch the sleeve for which is secured thereto bythe pivot 8, this construction and arrangement providing a longitudinalslot 9 into which a diagonal or spiral groove 10 in the connector pieceleads. The end of the sleeve snugly fits the shank iece 6 and aprojection 11 formed by stamping the metal of the sleeve inwardly by asharp instrument is designed to cooperate with the groove 10 to lock thesleeve in operative position 011 the handle. That is to say, when therod 2 has been heated, it is straightened into alignment with the shankpiece and the sleeve then slipped thereover in such a way that theprotuberance 11 will pass down the slot 9 until it reaches the end ofthe groove 10, whereu on the sleeve is turned to pass the protu eranceinto said groove, which, owing to its spiral arrangement causes thesleeve to be pulled tightly against the end of the handle. It is thusrigidly held during the use of the curling iron. A slight turn of thesleeve, the finger piece 5 being utilized as the handle means for thispurpose, enables the detaclnnent or displacement of the clampingmen'ibers with relation to the handle and the heating rod.

The pivotal mounting of the rod 2, a feature of my prior patentedconstruction, enables the swingingof the same into an angular positionwith reference to the handle,

a distinct advantage in the heating operation, and preferably a spring12 is provided to coact with the pivoted end of the rod to hold it inthe various positions.

It will be obvious from the foregoing, however, that the application ofthe sleeve in the manner above described locks the rod in its alignedposition with respect to the connector piece, a feature which is adecided improvement over the arrangement of my prior patented device.

This construction is therefore considerably simplified and I desire itto be particularly understood that I do not wish to be confined to thisparticular type of heating device as the principles are equallyapplicable to Marcel wavers and the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hair curling device of the class described comprising a hollowmember, and

a heating member disposed within and spaced from the hollow member tothereby indirectly heat the latter and having at its free end prongs toengage the end of the hollow member to center the heating membertherein.

2. A hair curling device of the class described comprising a handle, aheating member pivoted on the handle for lateral movement, a hollowmember movable longitudinally upon the heating member to enclose itspivot, and means on the handle interlocking with the hollow member tohold the lat-- ter rigidly thereon and prevent movement of the heatingmember.

3. A hair curling device of the class described comprising a handle, aheating member pivoted to a connector from the handle, and a hollowmember movable longitudinally upon the heating member and closelyfitting said connector to enclose the pivot and prevent movement thereonof the heating member.

4. In a hair curling device of the class described, a hair receivingmember, a heating element therefor spaced from said member,

movement of the rod.

6. A curling device of the class described comprising a sleeve, aheating rod removably disposed therein, a handle, and a shank piecepivotally connecting the rod to the handle, said shank piece receivingthe sleeve in position engaging over the pivotal connection of the rodtherewith to maintain'the rod against movement with relation to thehandle.

7 A curling device of the class described comprising a heating rod, ahandle therefor, a connector pitc'e for connecting the rod to the handleand having a groove therein, a hollow hair receiving member enclosingsaid heating rod and having means enga eable with the groove aforesaidto lock said hollow member in position over the rod by a sliding androtative movement of said means.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PERCY MORTON BEARD.

